FILA BRASILEIRO GENERAL APPEARANCE: A typical molosser dog. Great size: massive, with strong bones, giving an impression of stout concentration of strength and power, but neither seeming or being heavy, laggard or aphatic. FIGURE: Massive, rectangular, but harmonious, well balanced, symetric. Outstanding secondary sexual characters, clearly differentiating males from females. TEMPERAMENT: It is a courageous, determinate and daring dog. It does not hide its aversion to strangers, or its traditional tenderness to its owners and family. Consequently it is an unexceedable watch dog in the cities, and an excellent herdsdog and a hunter of big animals in farms. As a result of its temper, at dog shows it does not allow the judge(a stranger) to touch it. And if it attacks the judge, such a reaction must not be considered a fault, but only a confirmation of its temperament. At temper tests, obligatory for dogs over one year old at shows, the Fila attack must be in an ascending diagonal, in front of handler and without showing dependence from him. NERVOUS SYSTEM: Calm, serene and showing assurance, self-confidence, even in strange environments, without being frightened by noises such as feasting shots at shows. But the shot must not be discharged at less than five meters, and only to test dogs over one year old. MOTION WALK: Wide, elastic and rytmical paces, but at the same time seemingly heavy, just like the felids. While walking, its head must be at the level of or below the back line. At walk, the main characteristic is that the Fila first moves two legs of one side of the body and then the opposite legs, a perfect camel step. As a result, there is an alternate side swing of the thorax and hips, which is emphasized by the tail when it is upwards. TROT: Easy, soft, light, wide and efficient. GALLOP: Powerful, reaching an unsuspected speed for a dog of such a size and weight. Fila movements, while walking, make evident its loose joints in the legs and vertebral column, a characteristic of the breed. As a results, the Fila is ableto change route suddenly and quickly, even at a gallop. HEAD: Brachicophalir, great, heavy. Seen in profile, the lenght of the muzzle is practically equal to that of the skull; good depth; outstanding occipital; big and fallen ears; low forehead depression(stop). Front view, it is wide. with a strong and convex muzzele the skull is wide, lightly curved, allso at its sides. SKULL: Seen in profile, it shows a light curve from the root of muzzle towards the outstanding occipital. Full face, it is wide, large, lightly curved. Its Sides go down in a very smooth, almost vertical, curve, without showing swollen parotids ans never forming a step at the muzzle. At this point there is just a light curve. OCCIPITAL: Outstanding, well apart from the nape. STOP: (Forehead depression of frontal cavity) Full face, it virtually doesn´t exist in its place, there is a groove (depression) between the eyes, in a smooth ascent up to the middle of the skull. Seen in Profile, it is low, inclined, but perfectly visible, formed by the superciliary arches. EARS: Fallen, big, thick, very large at the root, narrowing towards its end, forming around edge. Its root is inclined: the fore edge is higher than the back one. Its insertion is at the rearest part of the skull and variable: low when the dog is at rest and high when it is on the alert. Laterally fallen ears and rose ears are allowed. EYES: A sad look when at rest, but energic and determinate when on the alert. Of medium to big size, lightly egg shaped, profound, wide apart. Their color varies from dark chestnut to yellow. In harmony with the general color and pigmentation of the fur. Due to the loose skin, some dogs present fallen low eyelids. This is not considered a fault, because it just only increases its typical sad experession. |
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